Last updated: 30 Oct 2007

Two parts to PSHE

At key stages 3 and 4, PSHE education is split into two:

• economic wellbeing and financial capability, which brings together careers education, work-related learning, enterprise, and financial capability
• personal wellbeing, which concentrates on the personal development of pupils and covers sex and relationships, as well as drugs education.

Fulfilling requirements

PSHE is not statutory for pupils aged 11-16. However, schools must provide sex and relationships education, drugs education, careers education and opportunities for work-related learning. The programmes of study for economic wellbeing and financial capability, as well as personal wellbeing, provide a context for fulfilling these requirements.